Normal development or Autism signs?

[Newmum26]

My LO is 8 Months Old and developing normally and meeting all milestones.
He's crawling, was sitting up at 4 Months and is very vocal babbles and smiles and laughs a lot. He has started clapping his hands and is a quick learner.
There are a few things I'm worried about that I'm not sure being a first time Mum if it's normal baby behaviour or early signs of autism and I'm stressing myself out.
He twists his wrists and has done since he was little when ever he gets excited, and he likes to feel things and use his thumb to press against things and bends his knuckle. I'm aware these things may just be a baby developing and learning new hinges around him but I could really do with some advice and reassurance that other people's babies do this and have not got autism.
Thanks in advance 😊

A lot of 'autism signs' are normal baby development, it's really only when it carries on past toddler years that it's an autism thing.
8 months is far far to young to even think about a diagnose.

I agree with CaptainK: I've found ASC very hard to navigate because of this: practically everything is also normal baby/toddler behaviour (often the concerns seem to come if these behaviours carry on for longer or more intensely than other children). Even things that I always thought of as "classically" autistic like lining up toys are normal child development (called "schema") - and many autistic children may not actually line things up at all.

Try not to worry! Sounds like your LO is doing very well so far.

Thanks for replying 😊

Sounds like normal baby behaviour to me.