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

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