Jill G. Zwicker

PhD, OT(C)

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Associate Director, Research Community, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Brain Development and Rehabilitation

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have difficulty learning motor skills and performing activities of daily living, such as using a knife and fork, printing, and riding a bicycle. The cause of DCD is not well understood, but our research has shown that children with DCD use their brain differently and show subtle differences in their brain pathways compared to neurotypical children. Our research program aims to further unravel the brain differences in children with DCD in an effort to better understand the disorder and to inform rehabilitation interventions for these children.

DCD is very common (affecting one in 20 children) but is under-recognized and under-diagnosed. Our research program aims to increase awareness of DCD, build capacity of health care providers to recognize, assess, and diagnose the condition, and provide evidence for effective interventions to improve outcomes for children with DCD and their families. Our work includes authentic engagement with parents and advocacy efforts to increase supports and services for children with DCD.

Academic Affiliations

  • Professor, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Associate Member, Division of Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Associate Investigator, Kids Brain Health Network
  • Associate Investigator, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
  • Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development
  • Research Group(s): Clinical and Community Data, Analytics and Informatics; Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Disorders; Visualizing the Brain

Contact Information

Location

4480 Oak St, K3-180, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3V4

Diagnostic services for developmental coordination disorder: Gaps and opportunities identified by parents

Child: Care, Health and Development

Klein, E.S. and Licari, M. and Barbic, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1111/cch.13230

Assessing children to identify developmental coordination disorder: A survey of occupational therapists in Australia

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Hunt, J. and Zwicker, J. and Godecke, E. and Raynor, A.

DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12864

Effectiveness of Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance intervention in improving motor skills of children with developmental coordination disorder: A randomized waitlist-control trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Izadi-Najafabadi, S. and Gunton, C. and Dureno, Z. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1177/02692155221086188

White Matter Changes With Rehabilitation in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Izadi-Najafabadi, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.673003

Patterns of Neonatal and Neurodevelopmental Comorbidities in Neonates of <29 Weeks Gestation

Neonatology

Prakesh S. Shah and Thuy Mai Luu and Marc Beltempo and Jill G. Zwicker and Jehier Afifi and Amuchou S. Soraisham and Sandesh Shivananda

DOI: 10.1159/000550616

01 / 2026

Understanding Personal Space in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Victoria Rapos and Michael Cinelli and Farah Azim and Beatrice Gonzales and Tim Bhatnagar and Janice J. Eng and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1123/jmld.2025-0020

01 / 2026

Retrospective Review of Children's Diagnostic Assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder in British Columbia: Are we Identifying Co-occurring Motor Deficits?

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

April L. Christiansen and Isobel Fishman and Sarah M. Hutchison and Elizabeth Mickelson and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001458

01 / 2026

Brain activation associated with a virtual decision-making task in children with and without developmental coordination disorder: An fMRI study

Behavioural Brain Research

Rapos, V. and Cinelli, M. and Eng, J.J. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115893

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Swaiman S Pediatric Neurology Principles and Practice

Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-10944-7.00078-0

Accessibility of Childcare Services for Children With Disabilities Aged 0 to 5 Years: A Scoping Review of Promising Solutions

Child Care Health and Development

Routhier, F. and Lettre, J. and Lemieux, M. and Longchamps, F. and Kiki, G. and Gagnon, M. and Desmarais, C. and Grandisson, M. and Morales, E. and Lamontagne, M.-E. and Julien-Gauthier, F. and Mortenson, W. and Field, D. and Zwicker, J. and Kangkoyiri, F. and Campbell, W. and Phoenix, M. and Belleau, M.-C. and Tellier, F. and Lamothe, S. and Gordon, J. and Edgington, K. and Gagnon, G. and Goulet, M. and Guillot, A.-M. and Taylor, B. and Wan, M.

DOI: 10.1111/cch.70087

RIDD DCD-14 special issue commentary

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Zwicker, J.G. and Polatajko, H.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2025.105162

Rehabilitation practices for childhood spinal muscular atrophy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Mortenson, P. and Cielecka, J. and Harrison, E. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2484345

A response to a letter to the editor: in response to Burk etal. (2025): Rehabilitation practices for childhood spinal muscular atrophy

Disability and Rehabilitation

Mortenson, P. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2564917

White matter changes with rehabilitation in children with Co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder

Neuroimage Reports

Kangarani-Farahani, M. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2025.100272

Transitioning to oral feeding: A retrospective cohort study of a family-centered, hunger-based tube weaning program

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Stokes, R.H. and Willms, A.L. and Cowie, H.K. and Browes, A. and Karamali, S. and Avinashi, V. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1002/ncp.11220

Severity of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Using a Contemporary Canadian Definition and Early Childhood Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Journal of Pediatrics

Mukerji, A. and Read, B. and Su, Y.-C. and Barbosa de Oliveira, C. and Louis, D. and Makary, H. and Zwicker, J. and Thomas, K. and Dunn, M. and Shah, P.S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114763

Quality of life in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): A systematic review and meta-analysis

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Kumar, G. and Barhoun, P. and Fuelscher, I. and Zwicker, J.G. and Bianco, K. and Singh, M. and Mukherjee, M. and Williams, J. and Hyde, C.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2025.104981

Neurological diagnoses in children suspected of developmental coordination disorder: DCD or not DCD, that is the question

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.16470

Motor, physical, and behavioural performance of 3- to 5-year-old children at risk of developmental coordination disorder: A longitudinal observational study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

De Roubaix, A. and Dewitte, G. and Vens, N. and Faes, F. and Zwicker, J.G. and Dan, B. and Van de Velde, D. and Roeyers, H. and Bar-On, L. and Van Waelvelde, H.

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.16370

Exploring brain activation during a buttoning task in adults: A functional near infrared spectroscopy investigation

Neuroimage Reports

Benam, N. and Pollock, C. and Zwicker, J.G. and Lim, S.B. and Yoshida, K. and Schmidt, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2025.100300

Co-occurrence of ADHD and motor problems in children: The impact on quality of life

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Kumar, G. and Williams, J. and Zwicker, J.G. and Fuelscher, I. and Barhoun, P. and Hamilton, K. and Lum, J. and Enticott, P. and Hyde, C.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2025.105079

Brain functional connectivity with rehabilitation in children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder

Research in Autism

Kangarani-Farahani, M. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.reia.2025.202531

Participation and quality of life among Australian children with developmental coordination disorder

Disability and Rehabilitation

McQueen, M.C. and Zwicker, J.G. and Ruddock, S. and Williams, J.

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2447370

An Explorative Retrospective Video Analysis of Movement Quality in Infants Later Diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

De Roubaix, A. and Zwicker, J.G. and Onderbeke, K. and Janssen, A. and Van de Velde, D. and Roeyers, H. and Van Waelvelde, H. and Bar-On, L.

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-025-06848-2

Maternal Diabetes and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Infants Born Before 29 Weeks Gestation

Journal of Pediatrics

Akinseye, A. and Pylypjuk, C. and Moddemann, D. and Afifi, J. and Banihani, R. and Aziz, K. and Wang, D. and Seshia, M. and Shah, P.S. and Beltempo, M. and Kanungo, J. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Bodani, J. and Strueby, L. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Augustine, S. and Lee, K.-S. and Ng, E. and Lemyre, B. and Daboval, T. and Khurshid, F. and Bizgu, V. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and St-Hilaire, M. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Pillay, T. and Synnes, A. and Zwicker, J. and Stavel, M. and Moodley, A. and Hendson, L. and Reichert, A. and Hicks, M. and de Cabo, C. and Ricci, M.F. and McKnight, S. and Coughlin, K. and Ly, L. and Kelly, E. and Church, P. and Nguyen, K.-A. and Mandel, R. and Morin, A. and Belanger, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114319

Investigating Motor Coordination Using BXD Recombinant Inbred Mice to Model the Genetic Underpinnings of Developmental Coordination Disorder

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Rajan, J.R.S. and Gill, K. and Chow, E. and Ashbrook, D.G. and Williams, R.W. and Zwicker, J.G. and Goldowitz, D.

DOI: 10.1111/gbb.70014

International Contributions to Understanding of Mechanisms and Performance of Individuals With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Polatajko, H.J. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1123/jmld.2024-0109

Effectiveness of Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance for autistic children with developmental coordination disorder

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Kangarani-Farahani, M. and Thompson-Hodgetts, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.16058

Partnering With Parents to Change Measurement and Reporting of Preterm Birth Outcomes

Pediatrics

Pearce, R. and Synnes, A. and Lam, M.M. and Richter, L.L. and Bacchini, F. and Jones, M. and Luu, T.M. and Janvier, A. and Afifi, J. and Milette, A.-A. and Bourque, C.J. and Church, P. and Barrington, K.J. and Colby, L. and O?Brien, K. and Raghuram, K. and Ricci, M.F. and Saigal, S. and Seesahai, J. and Shah, P. and Simard, M.-N. and Thomas, K. and Wiebe, T. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-067093

Cortical grey matter volume differences in children with developmental coordination disorder compared to typically developing children

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Malik, M. and Weber, A. and Lang, D. and Vanderwal, T. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1276057

Changes in cortical grey matter volume with Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance intervention in children with developmental coordination disorder

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Malik, M.A. and Weber, A.M. and Lang, D. and Vanderwal, T. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1316117

Motor Impairments in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Kangarani-Farahani, M. and Malik, M.A. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-05948-1

How developmental coordination disorder affects daily life: The adolescent perspective

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Khairati, F. and Stewart, N. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104640

Letter to the Editor: Journals need to make space for narratives from people with lived experience

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Zwicker, J.G. and Sutton, K. and Boland, J. and Grace, A. and Casey, L.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104657

Caregiver burden and mental health: Parent perspectives when raising a child with developmental coordination disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Klein, E.S. and Cheung, C. and Garces, A. and Barbic, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104656

Women in Canada are consuming above the upper intake level of folic acid but few are meeting dietary choline recommendations in the second trimester of pregnancy: data from the CHILD cohort study

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Wiedeman, A.M. and Miliku, K. and Moraes, T.J. and Mandhane, P.J. and Simons, E. and Subbarao, P. and Turvey, S.E. and Zwicker, J.G. and Devlin, A.M.

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0258

Success or Failure? Are We Meeting the Needs of Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder?,Succs ou chec? Rpondons-nous aux besoins des enfants atteints dun trouble dveloppemental de la coordination?

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Klein, E.S. and Licari, M. and Barbic, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1177/00084174231197618

How to measure patient and family important outcomes in extremely preterm infants: A scoping review

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Synnes, A. and Lam, M.M. and Ricci, M.F. and Church, P. and Simard, M.-N. and Zwicker, J.G. and Luu, T.M.

DOI: 10.1111/apa.17228

A Qualitative Investigation on Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

American Journal of Health Promotion

Yang, M.C. and Clayton, C. and Harris, D. and Pelletier, C. and Schmidt, J. and Zwicker, J.G. and Sakakibara, B.M.

DOI: 10.1177/08901171231218681

Preliminary investigation of the student-delivered Community Outreach teleheAlth program for Covid education and Health promotion (COACH)

Family Practice

Yang, M.C. and Clayton, C. and Harris, D. and Pelletier, C. and Schmidt, J. and Zwicker, J.G. and Sakakibara, B.M.

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac079

Neonatal and Early Childhood Outcomes of Twin and Singleton Infants Born Preterm

Journal of Pediatrics

Melamed, N. and Weitzner, O. and Church, P. and Banihani, R. and Barrett, J. and Yang, J. and Wong, J. and Piedboeuf, B. and Shah, P.S. and Beltempo, M. and Kanungo, J. and Stavel, M. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Ting, J. and Fajardo, C. and Bodani, J. and Strueby, L. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Augustine, S. and Lee, K.-S. and Ng, E. and Lemyre, B. and Daboval, T. and Khurshid, F. and Bizgu, V. and Barrington, K. and Lapointe, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Claveau, M. and St-Hilaire, M. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Mehdizadeh-Hakak, H. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Hudson, J.-A. and Afifi, J. and Aslam, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Cieslak, Z. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Dunn, M. and Helou, S.E. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O{'}Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Th{\'e}riault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J. and Pillay, T. and Synnes, A. and Colby, L. and Anson, S. and Moodley, A. and Hendson, L. and Ricci, M.F. and McKnight, S. and Kelly, E. and Raghuram, K. and Thomas, K. and Nguyen, K.-A. and Mandel, R. and Morin, A. and B{\'e}langer, S.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.02.021

Understanding factors that influence physical activity behavior in people with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): a mixed-methods convergent integrated systematic review

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Purcell, C. and Schott, N. and Rapos, V. and Zwicker, J.G. and Wilmut, K.

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1274510

A Dynamic Systems Approach to Understanding Adaptive Locomotion in Individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Systematic Review

Current Developmental Disorders Reports

Rapos, V. and Warlop, G. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1007/s40474-023-00278-4

Developmental coordination disorder: What can we learn from RI mice using motor learning tasks and QTL analysis

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Gill, K. and Rajan, J.R.S. and Chow, E. and Ashbrook, D.G. and Williams, R.W. and Zwicker, J.G. and Goldowitz, D.

DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12859

Beginning power mobility: parent and therapist perspectives

Disability and Rehabilitation

Roslyn Livingstone and Debra Field and Colleen Sanderson and Nicole Pineau and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1842916

06 / 2022

Brain functional connectivity in children with developmental coordination disorder following rehabilitation intervention

Pediatric Research

Sara Izadi-Najafabadi and Shie Rinat and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01517-3

05 / 2022

How does brain structure and function on MRI differ in children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental coordination disorder, and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Kangarani-Farahani, M. and Izadi-Najafabadi, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10228

Investigating mouse motor coordination using quantitative trait locus analysis to model the genetic underpinnings of developmental coordination disorder

bioRxiv

Gill, K. and Rajan, J.R.S. and Chow, E. and Ashbrook, D.G. and Williams, R.W. and Zwicker, J.G. and Goldowitz, D.

DOI: 10.1101/2022.06.07.495138

Cerebellar Differences after Rehabilitation in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Brain Sciences

Gill, K.K. and Lang, D. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12070856

Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes

Early Human Development

Rinat, S. and Mackay, M. and Synnes, A. and Holsti, L. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105647

Developmental Coordination Disorder: What Can We Learn From Recombinant Inbred Mice Using Motor Learning Tasks and Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis

bioRxiv

Gill, K. and Rajan, J.R.S. and Chow, E. and Ashbrook, D.G. and Williams, R.W. and Zwicker, J.G. and Goldowitz, D.

DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.18.492177

Training Intervention and Program of Support for Fostering the Adoption of Family-Centered Telehealth in Pediatric Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Multimethod, Prospective, Hybrid Type 3 Implementation-Effectiveness Study

JMIR Research Protocols

Hurtubise, K. and Gaboury, I. and Berbari, J. and Battista, M.-C. and Schuster, T. and Phoenix, M. and Rosenbaum, P. and De Camargo, O.K. and Lovo, S. and Pritchard-Wiart, L. and Zwicker, J.G. and Beaudoin, A.J. and Morin, M. and Poder, T. and Gagnon, M.-P. and Roch, G. and Levac, D. and Tousignant, M. and Colquhoun, H. and Miller, K. and Churchill, J. and Robeson, P. and Ruegg, A. and Nault, M. and Camden, C.

DOI: 10.2196/40218

Cerebellar and brainstem differences in children with developmental coordination disorder: A voxel-based morphometry study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Gill, K.K. and Lang, D. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.921505

Experiences of Children and Youth With Concussion: A Qualitative Study

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Moen, E. and McLean, A. and Boyd, L.A. and Schmidt, J. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.5014/AJOT.2022.047597

An interactive serious game to Target perspective taking skills among children with ASD: A usability testing

Behaviour & Information Technology

Parisa Ghanouni and Tal Jarus and Jill G. Zwicker and Joseph Lucyshyn

DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2020.1776770

12 / 2021

Evidence for Pre-printing Interventions: A Scoping Review

Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention

Erin Klein and Ivonne Montgomery and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2021.1875389

10 / 2021

Theory and Evidence for Pre-printing Development: A Scoping Review

Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention

Erin Klein and Ivonne Montgomery and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2021.1875388

10 / 2021

Evidence of altered interhemispheric communication after pediatric concussion

Brain Injury

Julia Schmidt and Katlyn E. Brown and Samantha J. Feldman and Shelina Babul and Jill G. Zwicker and Lara A. Boyd

DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1929485

08 / 2021

Early identification of children with/at risk of developmental coordination disorder: a scoping review

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Emily J Lee and Jill G Zwicker

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14803

06 / 2021

Early intervention for children with/at risk of developmental coordination disorder: a scoping review

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Jill G Zwicker and Emily J Lee

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14804

06 / 2021

Web-based early intervention for children with motor difficulties aged 3"8 years old using multimodal rehabilitation (WECARE): protocol of a patient-centred pragmatic randomised trial of paediatric telerehabilitation to support families

BMJ Open

Chantal Camden and Jill G Zwicker and Melanie Morin and Tibor Schuster and Melanie Couture and Thomas G Poder and Desiree B Maltais and Marie-Claude Battista and Jean-Patrice Baillargeon and Mathieu Goyette and Gabrielle Pratte and Karen Hurtubise and Michelle Phoenix and Tram Nguyen and Jade Berbari and Michel Tousignant

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046561

04 / 2021

Awareness and knowledge of developmental coordination disorder: A survey of caregivers, teachers, allied health professionals and medical professionals in Australia

Child: Care, Health and Development

Jacqui Hunt and Jill G Zwicker and Erin Godecke and Annette Raynor

DOI: 10.1111/cch.12824

03 / 2021

Parents Experience with the CO-OP Approach: A Consolidation of Three Qualitative Investigations

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Rose Martini and Julie Capistran and Jazz Centauro and Eva Coego and Mayoore Nadarajah and Jose Venne and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1177/0008417420968680

03 / 2021

Association of Gestational Age and Developmental Coordination Disorder

JAMA Network Open

Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.37599

Assessment, diagnosis and management of developmental coordination disorder,L'valuation, le diagnostic et la prise en charge du trouble dveloppemental de la coordination

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Ip, A. and Mickelson, E.C.R. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxab049

Early motor function of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Lim, Y.H. and Licari, M. and Spittle, A.J. and Watkins, R.E. and Zwicker, J.G. and Downs, J. and Finlay-Jones, A.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-011270

Maternal age and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants < 29 weeks gestational age

Journal of Perinatology

DiLabio, J. and Zwicker, J.G. and Sherlock, R. and Daspal, S. and Shah, P.S. and Shah, V.

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-0735-9

Mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes in extremely preterm Vertex/nonVertex twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Hiersch, L. and Shah, P.S. and Khurshid, F. and Masse, E. and Murphy, K. and McDonald, S.D. and Carson, G. and Barrett, J. and Melamed, N. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Abou Mehrem, A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O{'}Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Th{\'e}riault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.002

The unmet clinical needs of children with developmental coordination disorder

Pediatric Research

Licari, M.K. and Alvares, G.A. and Bernie, C. and Elliott, C. and Evans, K.L. and McIntyre, S. and Pillar, S.V. and Reynolds, J.E. and Reid, S.L. and Spittle, A.J. and Whitehouse, A.J.O. and Zwicker, J.G. and Williams, J.

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01373-1

Rates and Determinants of Mother's Own Milk Feeding in Infants Born Very Preterm

Journal of Pediatrics

Dharel, D. and Singhal, N. and Wood, C. and Cieslak, Z. and Bacchini, F. and Shah, P.S. and Ye, X.Y. and Alshaikh, B. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Beltempo, M. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O{'}Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Th{\'e}riault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.037

Costs of Neonatal Intensive Care for Canadian Infants with Preterm Birth

Journal of Pediatrics

Rios, J.D. and Shah, P.S. and Beltempo, M. and Louis, D. and Mukerji, A. and Premji, S. and Shah, V. and Lee, S.K. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Abenhaim, H. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and Salhab el Helou and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Mai Luu, T. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O{'}Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Th{\'e}riault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J. and Jaideep Kanungo and Mehrem, A.A. and Sankaran, K. and Adie, M. and Khurshid, F. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Claveau, M. and Emberley, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.09.045

Assessment, diagnosis, and management of developmental coordination disorder

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Ip, A. and Mickelson, E.C.R. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxab047

Association of timing of birth with mortality among preterm infants born in Canada

Journal of Perinatology

Rizzolo, A. and Shah, P.S. and Bertelle, V. and Makary, H. and Ye, X.Y. and Abenhaim, H.A. and Piedboeuf, B. and Beltempo, M. and Afifi, J. and Alvaro, R. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Barrett, J. and Berard, A. and Bertelle, V. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Bodani, J. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Canning, R. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Cieslak, Z. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Da Silva, O. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and Daspal, S. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and Drolet, C. and Dunn, M. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Fajardo, C. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Kalapesi, Z. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lee, K.-S. and Lemyre, B. and Lodha, A. and Louis, D. and Luu, T.M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Makary, H. and Marc, I. and Masse, E. and McDonald, S.D. and McMillan, D. and Melamed, N. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Monterrosa, L. and Morais, M. and Mukerji, A. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Murphy, K. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O?Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ojah, C. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Pelausa, E. and Piedboeuf, B. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Seshia, M. and Shah, P.S. and Shah, V. and Sherlock, R. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Th{\'e}riault, K. and Ting, J. and Tough, S. and Toye, J. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01092-9

Benefit of antenatal corticosteroids by year of birth among preterm infants in Canada during 2003"2017: a population-based cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Melamed, N. and Murphy, K. and Barrett, J. and Asztalos, E. and McDonald, S.D. and Yoon, E.W. and Shah, P.S. and Kanungo, J. and Ting, J. and Cieslak, Z. and Sherlock, R. and Mehrem, A.A. and Toye, J. and Fajardo, C. and Kalapesi, Z. and Bodani, J. and Sankaran, K. and Daspal, S. and Seshia, M. and Louis, D. and Alvaro, R. and Mukerji, A. and Da Silva, O. and Adie, M. and Lee, K.-S. and Dunn, M. and Lemyre, B. and Khurshid, F. and Pelausa, E. and Barrington, K. and Lapoint, A. and Ethier, G. and Drolet, C. and Piedboeuf, B. and Claveau, M. and Beltempo, M. and Bertelle, V. and Masse, E. and Canning, R. and Makary, H. and Ojah, C. and Monterrosa, L. and Emberley, J. and Afifi, J. and Kajetanowicz, A. and Lee, S.K. and Abenhaim, H. and Andrews, J. and Armson, A. and Audibert, F. and Aziz, K. and Ballantyne, M. and Berard, A. and Blais, L. and Bocking, A. and Burrows, J. and Butt, K. and Carson, G. and Chaillet, N. and Chandra, S. and Church, P. and Coughlin, K. and Crane, J. and Creighton, D. and Daboval, T. and Dahlgren, L. and de Cabo, C. and Deshpandey, A. and Dow, K. and el Helou, S. and El-Chaar, D. and El-Naggar, W. and Foster, J. and Gagnon, R. and Gratton, R. and Han, V. and Harrison, A. and Hasan, S. and Helewa, M. and Hicks, M. and Joseph, K.S. and Khairy, M. and Lacaze-Masmonteil, T. and Lodha, A. and Luu, M. and Ly, L. and Majnemer, A. and Marc, I. and McMillan, D. and Metcalfe, A. and Moddemann, D. and Morais, M. and Mundle, W. and Murphy, L. and Nuyt, A.-M. and Nwaesei, C. and O{'}Brien, K. and Offringa, M. and Ouellet, A. and Pasquier, J.-C. and Pechlivanoglou, P. and Portales-Casamar, E. and Premji, S. and Puligandla, P. and Pullenayegum, E. and Reichert, A. and Robson, K. and Schneider, C. and Shah, V. and Shivananda, S. and Singhal, N. and Skarsgard, E. and Skoll, A. and Smith, G. and Synnes, A. and Th{\'e}riault, K. and Tough, S. and Ubhi, J. and Vincer, M. and Whittle, W. and Whyte, H. and Wilson, D. and Wood, S. and Ye, P. and Yee, W. and Zwicker, J.

DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16511

Developmental coordination disorder

Diagnosis, Management and Modeling of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Neuroscience of Development

Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817988-8.00027-0

The Use of Technologies Among Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Barriers and Challenges

Journal of Special Education Technology

Parisa Ghanouni and Tal Jarus and Jill G. Zwicker and Joseph Lucyshyn

DOI: 10.1177/0162643419888765

12 / 2020

CO-OP for Children with DCD: Goals Addressed and Strategies Used

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Sara P. Schwartz and Sarah R. K. Northrup and Sara Izadi-Najafabadi and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1177/0008417420941980

10 / 2020

Training-Induced Neuroplasticity in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Current Developmental Disorders Reports

Sara Izadi-Najafabadi and Kamaldeep K. Gill and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1007/s40474-020-00191-0

06 / 2020

Using a mouse model to gain insights into developmental coordination disorder

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Kamaldeep K. Gill and Jeffy Rajan Soundara Rajan and Daniel Goldowitz and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12647

04 / 2020

Vincristine-induced peripheral neurotoxicity: A prospective cohort

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Nassr Nama and Mikaela K. Barker and Celia Kwan and Cheryl Sabarre and Veronica Solimano and Anne Rankin and Jennifer Raabe and Colin J. Ross and Bruce Carleton and Jill G. Zwicker and Shahrad Rod Rassekh

DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2019.1677832

01 / 2020

Use of Printing like a Pro! in a School-Based Printing Club to Improve Handwriting Legibility in Primary Grade Students

Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention

Ivonne Montgomery and Jill G Zwicker

DOI: 10.1080/19411243.2019.1604289

01 / 2020

Children with developmental coordination disorder show altered functional connectivity compared to peers

NeuroImage: Clinical

Rinat, S. and Izadi-Najafabadi, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102309

Design Elements during Development of Videogame Programs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Stakeholders' Viewpoints

Games for Health Journal

Ghanouni, P. and Jarus, T. and Zwicker, J.G. and Lucyshyn, J. and Fenn, B. and Stokley, E.

DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2019.0070

Differences in White Matter Microstructure among Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

JAMA Network Open

Meisan, B.L. and Sara, I.N. and Tim F., O. and Alexander, R. and Jill G., Z.

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1184

Concurrent Validity of the Bayley-III and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 at 18 Months

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics

Kamaldeep Gill and Alan Osiovich and Anne Synnes and Jennifer A. Agnew and Ruth E. Grunau and Steven P. Miller and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2018.1546255

09 / 2019

Comparing Standardized and Parent-Reported Motor Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants

Children

Maeve Morgan-Feir and Andrea Abbott and Anne Synnes and Dianne Creighton and Thevanisha Pillay and Jill Zwicker

DOI: 10.3390/children6080090

08 / 2019

Rehabilitation-induced brain changes detected through magnetic resonance imaging in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Sara Izadi-Najafabadi and Shie Rinat and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.12.001

04 / 2019

Does the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 at 3 years of age predict developmental coordination disorder at 4.5 years of age in children born very preterm?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Clarice Kwok and Margot Mackay and Jennifer A. Agnew and Anne Synnes and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.003

01 / 2019

Participation of children with developmental coordination disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Sara Izadi-Najafabadi and Nikki Ryan and Gelareh Ghafooripoor and Kamaldeep Gill and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.05.011

01 / 2019

Neurologic Examination Findings Associated With Small Cerebellar Volumes After Prematurity

Journal of Child Neurology

Tam, E.W.Y. and Chau, V. and Lavoie, R. and Chakravarty, M.M. and Guo, T. and Synnes, A. and Zwicker, J. and Grunau, R. and Miller, S.P.

DOI: 10.1177/0883073819847925

Social Stories for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Validating the Content of a Virtual Reality Program

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Ghanouni, P. and Jarus, T. and Zwicker, J.G. and Lucyshyn, J. and Mow, K. and Ledingham, A.

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3737-0

Recruitment, use, and satisfaction with a web platform supporting families of children with suspected or diagnosed developmental coordination disorder: a randomized feasibility trial

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Camden, C. and Couture, M. and Pratte, G. and Morin, M. and Roberge, P. and Poder, T. and Maltais, D.B. and Jasmin, E. and Hurtubise, K. and Ducreux, E. and L{\'e}ger, F. and Zwicker, J. and Berbari, J. and Fallon, F. and Tousignant, M.

DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2018.1523243

Predictive connectome subnetwork extraction with anatomical and connectivity priors

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Brown, C.J. and Miller, S.P. and Booth, B.G. and Zwicker, J.G. and Grunau, R.E. and Synnes, A.R. and Chau, V. and Hamarneh, G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2018.08.009

Perceived Barriers and Existing Challenges in Participation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: He Did Not Understand and No One Else Seemed to Understand Him

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Ghanouni, P. and Jarus, T. and Zwicker, J.G. and Lucyshyn, J. and Chauhan, S. and Moir, C.

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04036-7

Health-related quality of life of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Karras, H.C. and Morin, D.N. and Gill, K. and Izadi-Najafabadi, S. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.05.012

Pattern of Brain Injury Predicts Long-Term Epilepsy Following Neonatal Encephalopathy

Journal of Child Neurology

Xu, Q. and Chau, V. and Sanguansermsri, C. and Muir, K.E. and Tam, E.W.Y. and Miller, S.P. and Wong, D.S.T. and Chen, H. and Wong, P.K.H. and Zwicker, J.G. and Poskitt, K.J. and Hill, A. and Roland, E.H.

DOI: 10.1177/0883073818822361

Electrophysiological Responses to Emotional Facial Expressions in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Systematic Review

Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Parisa Ghanouni and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1007/s40489-018-0134-8

09 / 2018

Mu Suppression Is Sensitive to Observational Practice but Results in Different Patterns of Activation in Comparison with Physical Practice

Neural Plasticity

DOI: 10.1155/2018/8309483

05 / 2018

Developmental coordination disorder is more than a motor problem: Children describe the impact of daily struggles on their quality of life

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Jill G Zwicker and Melinda Suto and Susan R Harris and Nikol Vlasakova and Cheryl Missiuna

DOI: 10.1177/0308022617735046

02 / 2018

Imaging in pediatric concussion: A systematic review

Pediatrics

Schmidt, J. and Hayward, K.S. and Brown, K.E. and Zwicker, J.G. and Ponsford, J. and Van Donkelaar, P. and Babul, S. and Boyd, L.A.

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3406

Severe retinopathy of prematurity predicts delayed white matter maturation and poorer neurodevelopment.

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition

Glass TJA and Chau V and Gardiner J and Foong J and Vinall J and Zwicker JG and Grunau RE and Synnes A and Poskitt KJ and Miller SP

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312533 PubMed: 28536205

11 / 2017

Intervention and management of developmental coordination disorder: Are we providing evidence-based services?

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Rene Withers and Yoyo Tsang and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1177/0008417417712285

06 / 2017

The content of a virtual reality program for children with autism: Incorporating stakeholders' input

2017 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR)

Parisa Ghanouni and Tal Jarus and Jill G. Zwicker and Kristin Mow and Alyssa Ledingham

DOI: 10.1109/icvr.2017.8007464

06 / 2017

Occupational therapists' awareness of guidelines for assessment and diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder: Mesure selon laquelle les ergothrapeutes connaissent les lignes directrices relatives l'valuation et au diagnostic du trouble du dveloppement de la coordination.

Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie

Karkling M and Paul A and Zwicker JG

DOI: 10.1177/0008417417700915 PubMed: 28730904

06 / 2017

Neuroimaging and Occupational Therapy: Bridging the Gap to Advance Rehabilitation in Developmental Coordination Disorder

Journal of Motor Behavior

Brown-Lum, M. and Zwicker, J.G.

DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2016.1271295

Developing a client-centered tele-rehabilitation virtual reality program for children with autism to address socio-emotional skills

International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR

Ghanouni, P. and Jarus, T. and Zwicker, J.G. and Chauhan, S. and Moir, C. and Stokley, E. and Fenn, B.

DOI: 10.1109/ICVR.2017.8007463

BrainNetCNN: Convolutional neural networks for brain networks; towards predicting neurodevelopment

NeuroImage

Kawahara, J. and Brown, C.J. and Miller, S.P. and Booth, B.G. and Chau, V. and Grunau, R.E. and Zwicker, J.G. and Hamarneh, G.

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.046

Prediction of brain network age and factors ofdelayed maturation in very preterm infants

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Brown, C.J. and Moriarty, K.P. and Miller, S.P. and Booth, B.G. and Zwicker, J.G. and Grunau, R.E. and Synnes, A.R. and Chau, V. and Hamarneh, G.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66182-7_10

Smaller Cerebellar Growth and Poorer Neurodevelopmental Outcomes inVery Preterm Infants Exposed to Neonatal Morphine

The Journal of Pediatrics

Jill G. Zwicker and Steven P. Miller and Ruth E. Grunau and Vann Chau and Rollin Brant and Colin Studholme and Mengyuan Liu and Anne Synnes and Kenneth J. Poskitt and Mikaela L. Stiver and Emily W.Y. Tam

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.12.024

05 / 2016

Reliability of Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Necessity of Repeating MRI in Noncooled and Cooled Infants With Neonatal Encephalopathy.

Chakkarapani E and Poskitt KJ and Miller SP and Zwicker JG and Xu Q and Wong DS and Roland EH and Hill A and Chau V

DOI: 10.1177/0883073815600865 PubMed: 26323498

04 / 2016

Developmental Coordination Disorder and Its Consequences

APAQ

Jill G. Zwicker and University of British Columbia and Vancouver and BC and Canada.

DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2015-0089

01 / 2016

Predictive subnetwork extraction with structural priors for infant connectomes

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Brown, C.J. and Miller, S.P. and Booth, B.G. and Zwicker, J.G. and Grunau, R.E. and Synnes, A.R. and Chau, V. and Hamarneh, G.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46720-7_21

Parents' experiences of splinting programs for babies with congenital limb anomalies

PRM

Kim M. Durlacher and Cynthia Verchere and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.3233/prm-150337

09 / 2015

Tract-Based Spatial Statistics in Preterm-Born Neonates Predicts Cognitive and Motor Outcomes at 18 Months.

Duerden EG and Foong J and Chau V and Branson H and Poskitt KJ and Grunau RE and Synnes A and Zwicker JG and Miller SP

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4312 PubMed: 25929880

08 / 2015

Neonatal Pain and Infection Relate to Smaller Cerebellum inVeryPretermChildren at School Age

The Journal of Pediatrics

Manon Ranger and Jill G. Zwicker and Cecil M.Y. Chau and Min Tae M. Park and M. Mallar Chakravarthy and Kenneth Poskitt and Steven P. Miller and Bruce H. Bjornson and Emily W.Y. Tam and Vann Chau and Anne R. Synnes and Ruth E. Grunau

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.055

08 / 2015

Diagnosis and management of developmental coordination disorder.

Harris SR and Mickelson EC and Zwicker JG

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140994 PubMed: 26009588

06 / 2015

Sensory Processing and Sleep in Typically Developing Infants and Toddlers

Am J Occup Ther

Mark Vasak and James Williamson and Jennifer Garden and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2015.015891

05 / 2015

Brain Imaging Increases Our Understanding of Developmental Coordination Disorder: a Review of Literature and Future Directions

Curr Dev Disord Rep

Meisan Brown-Lum and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1007/s40474-015-0046-6

03 / 2015

Effect of internal versus external focus of attention on implicit motor learning in children with developmental coordination disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Tal Jarus and Parisa Ghanouni and Rachel L. Abel and Shelby L. Fomenoff and Jocelyn Lundberg and Stephanie Davidson and Sarah Caswell and Laura Bickerton and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.11.009

02 / 2015

Sensory Processing Patterns in Children Born Very Preterm

Am J Occup Ther

Stephanie C. Crozier and Jennifer Z. Goodson and Margot L. Mackay and Anne R. Synnes and Ruth E. Grunau and Steven P. Miller and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2016.018747

Early neonatal pain exposure and brain microstructure interact to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months corrected age in children born very preterm

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Jillian Vinall and Jill G. Zwicker and Ruth E. Grunau and Vann Chau and Kenneth J. Poskitt and Rollin Brant and Anne R. Synnes and Steven P. Miller

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.04.132

Prediction of Motor Function in Very Preterm Infants Using Connectome Features and Local Synthetic Instances

Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention -- MICCAI 2015

Colin J. Brown and Steven P. Miller and Brian G. Booth and Kenneth J. Poskitt and Vann Chau and Anne R. Synnes and Jill G. Zwicker and Ruth E. Grunau and Ghassan Hamarneh

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24553-9_9

Comment on the Paper by van den Bosch et al. Entitled Prematurity, Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Pain: Do They Affect the Developing Brain': The Impact of Subtle Messaging

Neonatology

Liisa Holsti and Jill G. Zwicker and Ruth E. Grunau

DOI: 10.1159/000442081

Parent perspectives on occupational therapy assessment reports

br j occup ther

Elizabeth Makepeace and Jill G Zwicker

DOI: 10.4276/030802214x14151078348396

11 / 2014

Effectiveness of a Summer Camp Intervention for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics

Jill G. Zwicker and Harpreet Rehal and Sharan Sodhi and Morgan Karkling and Alissa Paul and Mike Hilliard and Tal Jarus

DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2014.957431

09 / 2014

Vincristine and fine motor function of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Cheryl L. Sabarre and Shahrad R. Rassekh and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1177/0008417414539926

07 / 2014

Motor impairment in very preterm infants: implications for clinical practice and research

Dev Med Child Neurol

Jill G Zwicker

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12454

04 / 2014

The Knowledge translation Caf at the 2014 CAOT conference: Closing the gap between presenters and participants

Occupational Therapy Now

Restall, G. and Cantin, N. and Law, M. and Montgomery, I. and Phelan, S. and Zwicker, J.G. and Anaby, D.

Quality of life domains affected in children with developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review.

Zwicker JG and Harris SR and Klassen AF

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01379.x PubMed: 22515477

07 / 2013

Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology"II and Neonatal Pain Predict Corticospinal Tract Development in Premature Newborns

Pediatric Neurology

Jill G. Zwicker and Ruth E. Grunau and Elysia Adams and Vann Chau and Rollin Brant and Kenneth J. Poskitt and Anne Synnes and Steven P. Miller

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.10.016

02 / 2013

Perinatal and neonatal predictors of developmental coordination disorder in very low birthweight children.

Zwicker JG and Yoon SW and Mackay M and Petrie-Thomas J and Rogers M and Synnes AR

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302268 PubMed: 23264434

02 / 2013

Motorische Ungeschicklichkeit aus der Perspektive der Neurowissenschaft

Zeitschrift fr Sportpsychologie

Jill Zwicker and Benjamin Holfelder

DOI: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000087

01 / 2013

KT & OT: Power of partnership: Development of printing like a pro! using the knowledge-to-action framework,L'application des connaissances en ergothrapie: Le pouvoir des partenariats: Cration du programme printing like a pro! l'aide du Processus des connaissances la pratique

Occupational Therapy Now

Montgomery, I. and Zwicker, J.G.

Developmental coordination disorder: A review and update

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Jill G. Zwicker and Cheryl Missiuna and Susan R. Harris and Lara A. Boyd

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.05.005

11 / 2012

Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Pilot Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

Pediatric Neurology

Jill G. Zwicker and Cheryl Missiuna and Susan R. Harris and Lara A. Boyd

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.12.007

03 / 2012

Canadian Pain Society Abstracts, 2012.

Developmental Coordination Disorder in School-Aged Children Born Very Preterm and/or at Very Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Jessica Edwards and Michelle Berube and Kelcey Erlandson and Stephanie Haug and Heather Johnstone and Meghan Meagher and Shirley Sarkodee-Adoo and Jill G. Zwicker

DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0b013e31822a396a

11 / 2011

Brain activation associated with motor skill practice in children with developmental coordination disorder: an fMRI study

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Jill G. Zwicker and Cheryl Missiuna and Susan R. Harris and Lara A. Boyd

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2010.12.002

04 / 2011

Brain activation of children with developmental coordination disorder is different than peers.

Zwicker JG and Missiuna C and Harris SR and Boyd LA

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0059 PubMed: 20713484

09 / 2010

Effectiveness of Treadmill Training in Children With Motor Impairments

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Jill G. Zwicker and Tanja A. Mayson

DOI: 10.1097/pep.0b013e3181f92e54

Neural correlates of developmental coordination disorder: a review of hypotheses.

Zwicker JG and Missiuna C and Boyd LA

DOI: 10.1177/0883073809333537 PubMed: 19687388

10 / 2009

A reflection on motor learning theory in pediatric occupational therapy practice.

Zwicker JG and Harris SR

DOI: 10.1177/000841740907600108 PubMed: 19341020

02 / 2009

Cognitive versus Multisensory Approaches to Handwriting Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health

Jill G. Zwicker and Allyson F. Hadwin

DOI: 10.1177/153944920902900106

01 / 2009

Quality of life of formerly preterm and very low birth weight infants from preschool age to adulthood: a systematic review.

Zwicker JG and Harris SR

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0169 PubMed: 18245409

02 / 2008

Current Projects

JUMP for DCD

This research clinic partners with community pediatricians to facilitate a diagnosis of DCD. Families come for an occupational therapy assessment to determine if their child meets the diagnostic criteria for DCD. In addition to child-specific recommendations, families also become part of a DCD database for future studies and family engagement opportunities. Pediatricians receive a detailed report of findings and how the child meets/does not meet diagnostic criteria for DCD, as well as a DCD Toolkit for Pediatricians developed by our team that outlines current international clinical practice guidelines for DCD diagnosis. Only physicians (and psychologists) can make the diagnosis but they often require motor and functional assessments by an occupational or physical therapist to inform the diagnosis. The purpose of the JUMP study is to Join Up Motor assessments with Pediatricians so they can make (or rule out) the diagnosis. We hope to use findings from this study to show that this is an effective model to facilitate diagnosis of this under-recognized condition.

DCD Toolkit for Primary Care Providers and DCD Toolkit for Families

In order to facilitate earlier identification of DCD, we are partnering with family physicians, nurse practitioners, a physician assistant, and parents to co-develop toolkits to screen for DCD as part of routine well-child visits.

Assessing for DCD in Neonatal Follow-Up Programs

Children who are born preterm are at much high risk of DCD compared to term-born children, yet there is no standard of care to routinely screen and assess for DCD in Neonatal Follow-Up. Our team is piloting the implementation of DCD Clinical Service Guidelines to assess for DCD at 3 years and 5 years of age in neonatal follow-up programs at BC Women’s Hospital in Vancouver and St. Justine Hospital in Montreal. We the intend to apply for funding to implement these guidelines in other neonatal follow-up programs across the country.

Honours & Awards

Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Career Development Award (2014-2018)

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award (2014-2019)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award (2017-2022)

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Pediatric Brain Development and Rehabilitation (2021-2026)

Outstanding Occupational Therapist of the Year, BC Chapter of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (2022)

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