info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopiccan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL younaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressithas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietychange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"flat 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 orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timedoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+co-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcpoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopiccan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL younaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressithas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietychange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"flat 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 orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timedoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+co-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcpoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sickness

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