naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)change is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatedoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressinginfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)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 abusedstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)change is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatedoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressinginfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)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+

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