Dr Jane Wotherspoon
Educational and Developmental Psychologist
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Journal Articles
Burgess, Andrea, Luke, Carly, Jackman, Michelle, Wotherspoon, Jane, Whittingham, Koa, Benfer, Katherine, Goodman, Sarah, Caesar, Rebecca, Nesakumar, Tiffney, Bora, Samudragupta, Honeyman, David, Copplin, Danielle, Reedman, Sarah, Cairney, John, Reid, Natasha, Sakzewski, Leanne and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Clinical utility and psychometric properties of tools for early detection of developmental concerns and disability in young children: a scoping review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67 (3), 286-306. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.16076
Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Sheffield, J. and Boyd, R. N. (2024). Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 150 104752, 104752. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104752
Whittingham, Koa, Benfer, Kath, Sakzewski, Leanne, Wotherspoon, Jane, Burgess, Andrea, Comans, Tracy, Keramat, Syed Afoz, Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Sleep problems in a population-based cohort of primary school age children with Cerebral Palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 147 104690, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104690
Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Sheffield, J. and Boyd, R. N. (2023). Cognition and learning difficulties in a representative sample of school-aged children with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 138 104504, 104504. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104504
Wotherspoon, Jane, Whittingham, Koa, Sheffield, Jeanie and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2023). Executive function, attention and autism symptomatology in school-aged children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 36 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10882-023-09905-9
Burgess, Andrea, Sakzewski, Leanne, Whittingham, Koa, Wotherspoon, Jane, Chatfield, Mark D., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2022). Development of social functioning in children with cerebral palsy: a longitudinal study. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65 (5), 1-9. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15439
Laporta-Hoyos, Olga, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex M., Whittingham, Koa, Wotherspoon, Jane, Benfer, Kath, Fiori, Simona, Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2022). Cognitive, academic, executive and psychological functioning in children with spastic motor type cerebral palsy: influence of extent, location, and laterality of brain lesions. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 38, 33-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.02.004
Gilmore, Linda and Wotherspoon, Jane (2021). Perceptions of cerebral palsy in the Australian community. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 70 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/1034912X.2021.1882664
Burgess, Andrea, Boyd, Roslyn N., Chatfield, Mark D., Ziviani, Jenny, Wotherspoon, Jane and Sakzewski, Leanne (2020). Hand function and self‐care in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 63 (5) dmcn.14783, 576-583. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14783
Dickinson, Corrine, Whittingham, Koa, Sheffield, Jeanie, Wotherspoon, Jane and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2020). Efficacy of interventions to improve psychological adjustment for parents of infants with or at risk of neurodevelopmental disability: a systematic review. Infant Mental Health Journal, 41 (5) imhj.21871, 697-722. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21871
Wotherspoon, Jane, Whittingham, Koa, Boyd, Roslyn N and Sheffield, Jeanie (2019). Randomised controlled trial of a novel online cognitive rehabilitation programme for children with cerebral palsy: A study protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (6) e028505, e028505. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028505
Wotherspoon, Jane M, Eagleson, Karen J, Gilmore, Linda, Auld, Benjamin, Hirst, Anne, Johnson, Susan, Stocker, Christian, Heussler, Helen and Justo, Robert N (2019). Neurodevelopmental and health-related quality-of-life outcomes in adolescence after surgery for congenital heart disease in infancy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 62 (2) dmcn.14251, 214-220. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14251
Conference Papers
Burgess, A., Luke, C., Jackman, M., Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Benfer, K., Goodman, S., Caesar, R., Nesakumar, T., Bora, S., Honeyman, D., Copplin, D., Reedman, S., Cairney, J., Reid, N., Sakzewski, L. and Boyd, R. (2024). Tools for early detection of developmental concerns and/or disability in young children (aged birth–5 years 11 months): A scoping review. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Quebec, QC Canada, 23-26 October 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Burgess, A., Luke, C., Jackman, M., Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Benfer, K., Goodman, S., Caesar, R., Nesakumar, T., Reedman, S., Bora, S., Honeyman, D., Copplin, D., Cairney, J., Reid, N., Boyd, R. and Sakzewski, L. (2024). Tools for early detection of developmental concerns and/or disability in young children (aged birth–5 years 11 months): a scoping review. 12th AusACPDM Biennial Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 31 July-3 August 2024. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Burgess, A., Luke, C., Jackman, M., Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Benfer, K., Goodman, S., Caesar, R., Nesakumar, T., Bora, S., Honeyman, D., Copplin, D., Reedman, S., Cairney, J., Reid, N., Sakzewski, L. and Boyd, R.N. (2024). Tools for early detection of developmental concerns and/or disability in young children (aged birth–5 years 11 months): A scoping review. European Academy of Childhood Disability, Bruges, Belgium, 29 May-1 June 2024. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Burgess, A., Boyd, R., Chatfield, M., Ziviani, J., Wotherspoon, J. and Sakzewski, L. (2021). The relationship between self-care and bimanual performance in children with cerebral palsy aged 8 to 12 years. Occupational Therapy Australia, 29th National Conference, Online, 23-25 June 2021. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Thesis
Wotherspoon, Jane (2024). Neurodevelopmental outcomes and a randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8c23703