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

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