For a while now I have had an issue with travelling on public transport and going out to unfamiliar places. What seems to be the issue is the unfamiliarity of where toilets are. I say that because it’s what links everything together. I noticed this again recently when I went into a Subway in an unfamiliar area. I found I was instantly scoping for the loo. This is also why I have stopped using trains, because the toilets are very often out of order and on planes thee is also a point when you can’t leave your seat for god knows how long!!
What I think is that toilets have become a safe room! If I’m out and get anxious and need to detach myself for a while. the only place to reliably do this is to lock myself in a cubicle for 5 or 10 minutes.
Does anyone else have anything similar or is this an ASD unrelated issue?