my babys odd hand movements

My daughter flicks her wrist each time we place an object in her right hand. This is a minor example of it. Just wondering if this is a sign of anything? We were worried about Autism?

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[ablaze013]

I'm not sure I understand what is so odd about the hand movements...?

[sdsurf8469]

this video doesnt show it so great. she does it all the time but of course this am when i tried to record it she wouldnt do it like she usually does. its just a repetitive wrist flick everytime we place something in her right hand. she doesnt do it w her left

[Aurwin2]

My baby is almost 7 months old and does the exact same thing. I think they are just learning to use their hands and it's perfectly normal. It's hard as a parent not to worry about something being wrong with your child, but your baby seems healthy and normal to me.

[foxeeekirsty]

...behaviour that could b linked 2 autistic tendencies so yes i would agree that their communication is the key 2 diagnosis. Either way the sooner u know the better so always good 2 b aware

[foxeeekirsty]

I don't agree that autism signs don't show up till 2-3, at the time i wouldn't have put any of my daughters behaviour down 2 autism it was just her doing baby things or having her own little quirks, however now looking back there were signs & i think as a mother there was always a sense of something not being quite right although i dared not admit it 2 myself. I have many videos that i look back on now n think how did i not c it? Thats my experience anyway, although all children display some...

[daniellemr2008]

What was the verdict...please let us no...im very curious!!! Thank you!!

[CooKieChiKy]

She's fine! I can think of 4 babies that I know that do this between 5 @ 11 months old!

[silachan]

@kimberleylaine you're right, i just didn't really want to go into depth hehe. Some ASD signs like sensory issues or eye contact n stuff can be noticed, but it's hard to tell until they start hitting the age they should be interacting with others including family. It's been obvious for myself since I was a baby, starting from my first words being around almost 2 years old.

[kimberleylaine]

@silachan Autism signs can actually be picked up as early as 12-14 months...as was the case with all 3 of my boys....not 2 years. However I will agree that within that first 12 months or so that it really cannot be determined by behavior and that this child in the video seems too young to tell. Her hand movements do not appear to be autistic hand flapping to me and young babies do odd movements with their hands, it's when they get older that it becomes more obvious what it is.

[JessicaGammett]

She looks fine to me. Making eye contact and trying to communicate with you. She is banging the toy because that is what infants do. She is just learning how to use her hands.

[silachan]

This isn't hand flapping at all, to be honest. and, autism signs don't really show up until 2-3 yrs of age. does she like to be cuddled, has she hit all her regular milestones, etc? she seems perfectly fine.

[kcslk]

Theres nothing odd with the babys hand movements