My son is 6.5 months old, seems to develope fine, very active, responsive and overall normal. He is not sitting yet on his own, but will sit with support of a boppy pillow. Also since he was very little we noticed he is always twirling his right hand and feet, mainly when he is anxious or sometimes just for no reason. So today I went with him to his pediatrician because he developed a cold and she saw that he is not sitting up yet. She became concerned in addition to the hand/wrist twirling. She is saying that the hand twirling is a sign of a delay in motor skills. I asked how she managed to associate the hand twirling to delay in motor skills and she said that she seen that in other kids and her doughter was very delayed in her motor skills and also did the hand twirl.
I know 6-7 months is the age range when they are suppose to sit up on their own because my older son sat up on his own at 6.5 months and did everything on target but started walking at 14 months. Now my 6.5 month old rolled over at 4.5 months, plays and reaches for his toys, perfectly stands on his feet, loves to bounce, talks as much as he can, loughs non stop, reaches for his passy in the crib and sticks it back in his mouth, so pretty much does it all for his age. Im just not sure how the doctor so quickly assumes that he is delayed in motor skills. He is the 2nd child and his father and I work all the time and maybe we do not spend as much time with him as possible on the floor but I dont think he has a delay in MS.
Does anyone know any association of hand twirling to any type of child behavior delay or is it a sign of something else.
Thanks