Keeping information available
Holding an instruction in mind while applying it lets you follow an activity without restarting at every step.
Explore your strengths
Working memory: keeping track and working with ideas
An essential resource for following an explanation, calculating mentally or keeping several elements in mind.
Working memory temporarily holds information and uses it during an activity. It involves more than short-term storage: it also processes, reorganises and coordinates what you remember.
The resources it involves
Working with what you remember
Mental calculation, reorganising elements or comparing ideas requires holding information while transforming it.
Handling auditory and verbal information
Following spoken explanations, remembering a sequence or rephrasing a sentence draws on auditory and verbal resources.
Handling visual and spatial information
Remembering positions, images or a route draws on visual and spatial resources. Tasks and dimensions assessed vary by instrument.
Recognising an exceptional ability
A particularly high ability in one area can reveal a specific talent, sometimes described as domain-specific giftedness, even when overall IQ is below 130. Understanding that strength can illuminate your experiences, show what comes naturally and guide you towards activities that use it. Assessment also explores differences across domains to clarify your individual profile.
Understanding needs and trying practical support
When working memory is overloaded, multi-step instructions or interruptions can become demanding. Writing down steps, grouping information and reducing simultaneous demands can lighten the load. A relative weakness does not define all your abilities.
How is it assessed?
Wechsler scales include a Working Memory Index, with tasks that vary by age and edition. Assessment examines the resources involved and the possible effects of attention, fatigue or stress. It connects observations with the difficulties and strengths you describe in daily life.
Understand what makes your profile distinctive
An exceptional ability, uneven strengths or a feeling of being different can bring a wish to understand more. A carefully explained assessment helps you recognise your strengths, understand your history and find steps suited to your needs. You can tell me about your questions or begin with a screening questionnaire.
