Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior.Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life.iagnosis is based on behavior, not cause or mechanism. Under the DSM-5, autism is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction across multiple contexts, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.
Dough definition, flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread. See more.
noun. A kind of dough that can be stretched into very thin sheets, used in layers to make both sweet and savoury pastries, especially in eastern Mediterranean cookery: [as modifier]: filo pastry. More example sentences. 1  Some are made with extremely thin layers of filo pastry and have different shapes.2  Line a tart tin with 3-4 sheets of filo pastry, well brushed with melted butter. 3  The traditional Arab dessert is baklava, which is an exquisite pastry with layers of phyllo dough covered with nuts and honey.oun. A kind of dough that can be stretched into very thin sheets, used in layers to make both sweet and savoury pastries, especially in eastern Mediterranean cookery: [as modifier]: filo pastry. More example sentences. 1  Some are made with extremely thin layers of filo pastry and have different shapes.