Good questions, I think a lot more research has to be done on this subject. "Does these scores correlate to scores 10 years later/etc, or should we expect thes

Good questions, I think a lot more research has to be done on this subject. "Does these scores correlate to scores 10 years later/etc, or should we expect these children to recover?" It may sound like a silly comparison, but puppies need to be challenged and introduced to experiences in the first weeks as there is a limited window of opportunity to stimulate neural development which results in brain development. During the first eight weeks of age, skills not acquired may be lost forever. Maybe similar to how children can easily pick up a (new) language, but learning a language at a later age is a real struggle.