Amanda M. O'Brien- PhD Clinical Neuropsychology
- Psychologist at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
Amanda M. O'Brien
- PhD Clinical Neuropsychology
- Psychologist at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
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Introduction
Current institution
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
Current position
- Psychologist
Additional affiliations
September 2018 - August 2019
September 2013 - June 2017
August 2013 - July 2019
Education
September 2015 - September 2019
September 2013 - September 2015
September 2009 - May 2013
Publications
Publications (21)
The present study examined the short-term test-retest reliability of the Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) variables with healthy 11- to 14-year-old athletes. 53 young athletes (Mage = 12.4 years, 9 female) were administered the ImPACT on two separate occasions two weeks apart. Participants were instructed to compl...
Purpose:
The present study sought to determine if children and adolescents with ADHD demonstrate reduced procedural learning of a graphomotor program.
Method:
Thirty-two children and adolescents between age 9 and 15 with (n = 16) and without ADHD (n = 16) participated in the study. Each group of participants practiced a novel grapheme on a digit...
Objective: This study provides independent examination of the validity of the Barkley Deficits of Executive Functioning Scale–Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) in a sample of children diagnosed with ADHD (n = 50) and typically developing controls (n = 50). Method: Parents of participants completed the BDEFS-CA and the Conners 3 rating scales. Val...
This study examined performance differences in the traditional paper-and-pencil and new digital versions of the Coding subtest from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition (WISC-V) using a cross-sectional sample. A total of 212 school-aged children between 6 and 14 years old were included in the sample, with 116 completing the pa...
The current study aimed to determine which cognitive variables are significant predictors of reading delay
Phonological awareness (PA) is strongly associated with reading development (Nanda et al., 2014) and is often included in the neuropsychological assessment of children to support a diagnosis of reading disability. The PA Composite of the CTOPP-2, a commonly utilized measure of PA, comprises three subtests. Although previous literature with clinical...
The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale – Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) is a 70-item downward extension of the adult version, and consists of the same five scales: Self-Management to Time, Self- Organization/Problem Solving, Self-Restraint, Self-Motivation, and Self-Regulation of Emotions. The BDEFS-CA scales were developed via a...
The current study sought to determine the rate of concussive and affective symptom reporting at preseason baseline and to examine potential differences by sex and sport in a Canadian sample of varsity athletes. Previous research shows that these symptoms can be important predictors of prolonged recovery from concussion (Broshek et al., 2015). Parti...
Objective: Although baseline neurocognitive assessments are highly recommended for tracking concussions in athletes who play high-risk sports, there are currently no measures available specifically for use with children. The most widely used assessment tool, the Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), was developed for...
