like mother like son???

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Hi there,
I am wondering if I can have some feedback on this....... I am an adult aspergers mum who has for a long time rocked myself to sleep every night....(from when I was a baby, and still do, im now 42)....
I have a 5 yr old, I went to check on him last night shortly after putting him to bed, and he had his eyes closed, and was rocking himself from side to side.....Im just freaking out a bit........he has motor and verbal dyspraxia, and is seeing a speech therapist and ot........should I mention this to them? he has good eye contact, and a few friends from kinder....just worried....any thaughts??
Thanks,
Verticalmum.

Do you find problems with your own rocking yourself to sleep? It is probable he may do it for the same reason.

Hi
LostAlien
No, i have no problems with it myself,it gets me to sleep every night.and I kind of look forward to it....
just that this is the first thing in common that I have seen as far as aspergers is concerned.........I have wondered with a few things he does, but this just stuck out to me, cause its exactly what I do.......thank you for replying. what do you think??

I think some mannerisms may be genetically inherited. I say this because years ago I saw my father's 1st cousin. He was born and raised in South Dakota and my father easily a thousand miles distance away. Their mannerisms were exactly alike. Same posture, same pauses in speech, same way of zoning out during boring family conversations. My son had this little sideways grin as a baby. His grandmother told me his father had the same mannerism as a baby.

Ok, thanks
LostAlien,
was just worried that it was a sign that he may have some aspergers traits......
thanks for your reply.

Well, if he does have traits, he has a Mother who is more lightly to understand him better.

Hi Aimless, so I guess your saying it maybe just what he has genetically inherited??
thanks for your reply.

hey LostAlien, yeah, I guess so, we do both like our routines... and I get where he is coming from way before anyone else so often.......when I look back now......

LostAlien,I guess its better to have a mum who can see the "why" ........some times I just think to myself......yeah...I get it....and others are just shaking there heads....
thank you.

Tell them but also tell them you do that too. Never leave anything out.

I think it would be pretty normal for him to have some traits. Doesn't mean he would definitely get a diagnosis. But not the end of the world if he does.

Is there some particular challenge you're worried he might have inherited?