often feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)heightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"didn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyeye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)heightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"didn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyeye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopic

Autism Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. often feeling misunderstood, like a fraud, like you're performing social interactions, like people don't know the REAL you
  2. doesn't understand or care about social "rules" or "norms" & thus is more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+
  3. naive, "innocent", overly trusting, gullible, takes things at face value, is prone to being conned, taken advantage of, or even abused
  4. can be seen as childkike in appearance; the way they dress, act, talk, or in their interests
  5. is friendly, but struggles making & maintaining meaningful friendships & relationships
  6. repeats words or phrases heard from others (echolalia)
  7. has a strong sense of justice & fairness; is very loyal, honest & has a hard time lying
  8. co-morbidities such as anxiety (especially social anxiety), depression, OCD, ADHD, PMDD, POTS, IBS, etc. &/or being misdiagnosed with PDs like BPD, ASPD, etc
  9. feeling an overwhelming sens of empathy but not knowing how to express it
  10. prefers to stay home/in your safe space; leaving causes a lot of anxiety
  11. poor coordination, clumsy, lacking spacial/body awareness, prone to motion sickness
  12. doesn't like suprises/not knowing the plan; a change of plans can be very distressing
  13. struggles to remember & follow through with seemingly simple every day self care tasks (hygiene, eating, cleaning, etc.)
  14. heightened &/or decreased senses, can be sensory seeking or avoidant; prone to frequent sensory overload & lead to meltdowns or shutdowns
  15. change is HARD and scary. thrives off of routine &/or a set of self imposed "rules"
  16. struggles with emotional regulation, can be prone to sudden outbursts of anger, frustration or crying; can cause meltdowns or shutdowns
  17. felt older than peers as a child, but feels younger than peers as an adult
  18. nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goes temporarily mute during metldowns or shutdowns
  19. scripting/practicing social interactions a head of time & studying how others interact with people to appear more "normal"
  20. didn't start speaking until a later age than normal (3+) OR started speaking very early & with an advanced vocabulary
  21. rocks back and forth, flaps hands, hums, etc as a way to self-regulate
  22. flat affect/tone of voice, speaks quietly & has blank facial expressions OR an exaggerated tone of voice & facial expressions & speaks very loudly
  23. eye contact feels too intimate & uncomfortable a lot of the time
  24. info dumps about special interests to anybody who will listen, even if you know they don't care about the topic