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Giraffe Party Autism Bingo!

Autism Awareness Month? More like Autistic BEWAREness!

Behold… Giraffe Party Autism Bingo! Not the usual 25 squares you may be accustomed to experiencing. With about a dozen new additions from the last version, we’re now up to 60+ squares… more than double the eye-rolling fun of a standard bingo card!

As usual, this is the annual posting of a collection of misguided nonsense, most of which is frequently spouted by Moms-and-Other-Carers of a Specific Coopted Neurotype persuasion (they love the heck of out the euphemisms, so this is my favorite one for ’em).

There have been autism-related parody bingo cards prior to this, however I created the original version of this several years ago, as a more comprehensive card to get us through what is traditionally the worst month of the year.

Despite some of the cited subjects being less recognizable these days (dolphin therapy and being drawn to water, amongst a few others), plenty are still getting quite a bit of milage from the People Who Worship at the Altar of Puzzles crowd.

Thankfully, April being dreaded is starting to turn around, with the focus slowly being shifted to neurodivergence as a whole and Autism Acceptance Month, thanks to MANY years of work by autistic advocates and our accomplices… however, there’s still a lot of work to be done.

Anyway… if Autism “Awareness” Month is already creating stress for you, feel free to play some bingo to laugh it off with the rest of us 😁

A bingo-style “card” using an eight-by-eight grid, with the four squares in the center merged into one large square, featuring the Giraffe Party logo and “Giraffe Party Autism Bingo” in sans-serif purple bubble font. Background of card is white. Text is black sans-serif font. Grid is comprised of solid black lines.

The bingo squares feature the following items:

"You’re not like my child!”
Light It Up Blue
"Why do you hate parents?"
"Warrior Mom"
Yoga
Dolphin/Horse Therapy
Temple Grandin
“You don’t speak for MY child!" 


"Autism isn’t a disability!"
 "If you’ve met one person with autism then you’ve met one person with autism."
 "I love my child, I hate autism."
"Walk a mile in a parent’s shoes.
Curebie
"You must not have a child with autism."
"Not all autism moms/parents..."
Use of Ableist Slur (moron, idiot, stupid, etc.)

Uses Functioning Labels
"I don’t want to cure my child - I just want them to be more normal.”
Compares Autism to Cancer/AIDS/Diabetes Puzzle Piece
"Autistic people are drawn to water!"
“Neurodiverse” Used to Describe Neurodivergent Individual
Vitamins/Supplements
Special Needs CBD/Cannabis
GFCF Diet "Start your own movement or group if you don’t like it!" Anti-Vaxxer “But you don’t seem autistic…" Quotes Diagnosis Statistics as a Scare Tactic

"What’s Wrong with Autism Speaks?"
Tone-Policing
"We don’t use labels."
"You MUST be high-functioning if you can have this conversation!"
Refers to Autism as an "Epidemic"
Insists on Person-First Language

Person Who Works/Worked With Autistic People Claims to Be Expert
"I don’t want autism to define my child."
Rainman
"What about SEVERELY autistic people?"
Mental Age
Infantilization of Autistic Person
Dismissively Uses Scare Quotes on the Word “Autistic”
"Autism is a SPECTRUM!” (Assumes Spectrum Means a Scale of 1-10)

"My child will never say I love you/go to prom/get married/etc."
“I am my child’s voice!"
GPS Tracking
Violates Autistic Person's Privacy/Dignity By Oversharing
Feelgood News Story About Autistic Person
“We’re ALL a little autistic!”
Parent Makes a Claim on Child's Autism (i.e. "OUR autism looks different.")
Gushing Over Walmart “Awareness” T-Shirts

"Autism is a Superpower!"
Ableism Based on Intelligence/Intellectual Abilities
Mentions "Overcoming" Autism
Olympic-Level Verbal Gymnastics Separating Autistic Person From Autism
"My cousin’s barber’s dogwalker’s niece lives with autism. I know ALL about it!" “Neurodiverse” Used as Synonym for "Autistic"
Accuses Someone of “Bullying” When Called Out on Ableism and/or Problematic Content Essential Oils
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