Do you use the disabled toilet or the 'normal' toilets?

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When out in public (like a shopping centre, museum, cinema etc) do you use the disabled toilet or the 'normal' toilets?

I have to use the disabled toilets because most of the time the 'normal' toilets are packed full of people and it makes me feel very uncomfortable. I also like to have my mum with me and the disabled toilets are big enough for the both of us. The only problem with using the disabled toilets is that because Autism is a mental disorder and thus you can't see it on a person physically, so sometimes I get these strange looks from people (which I learnt were 'dirty' looks, a 'dirty' look is a look someone gives a person when they are annoyed or something like that) because they have to line up whilst I don't. I also suffer from 'dirty' looks from wheelchair users when I am finished and open the door, obviously they must think I'm someone who abused the facilities.

I was at the O2 last weekend with my mum when we decided to go to the restroom before we headed home. The line to the female toilets was massive (about 20 people lined up outside the bathroom door) As usual we lined up outside the disabled toilet and the 'dirty' looks from those people in the queue was horrible. It was so bad I ended up having a meltdown to which almost all of the 'dirty' looks stopped because I guess they realised something was wrong with me (a little too late because the damage had already been done).

So anyway, do you use the disabled toilets or the 'normal' toilets? Or do you just not use them and rather prefer to wait until you're home? (I would but I can't hold it in for too long )

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