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 toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsrocks 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 loudlyis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularynaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abuseddoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youchange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressinginfo 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 interestsprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietypoor 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 toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsrocks 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 loudlyis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularynaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abuseddoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youchange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressinginfo 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 interestsprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxiety

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