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DredLobsterX t1_ivz2m00 wrote

They should but I wouldn't count on it. I was working at a grocery store when an autistic teen locked themselves in the bathroom and refused their mother's pleas to come out for quite some time. No one at the store could find the key. Eventually the mother persuaded them to exit. If there was an emergency on the other side of that door, it would have had to of been opened by force.

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cerebellum0 t1_ivyx9o5 wrote

I think it's more related to shame/embarrassment, just like OP replied. They don't want to "make a scene" so they go to the bathroom, not realizing how serious the situation is. Especially with choking, they think they could cough/vomit it up but lose consciousness and no one is aware to save them. It's terrifying actually. Bring a friend on your shame bathroom trips friends!

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