The wild oyster does exist but the reality is, almost all oysters are farmed. And thatâs okâbetter, actually. Oysters are filter feeders, pumping water through their bodies as they nibble on plankton and other bits of the sea. They need only seawater and the water needs them, so farming them makes sense. And besides, said Jacobsen, wild oysters donât taste as good as farmed.
Yet severe life experiences do leave footprints on the brain. In a destitute Iranian orphanage, J. McVicker Hunt observed the dramatic effects of early experiences and demonstrated the impact of early intervention. The typical child Hunt observed there could not sit up unassisted at age 2 or walk at age 4.
ADHD affects young children far differently than it does adults and the impact of symptoms, resulting impairment and methods of treatment vary by age and level of development. This section looks at ADHD at different stages of development: infants, toddlers and preschoolers; middle childhood; adolescence; and adulthood.