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Category: Executive Function
Top tips for supporting poor Working Memory
So, now you know that Working Memory is a big issue for most people who are Neurodiverse, what can you do to help?
Knowing that someone will find it harder than average to listen and to hold onto information and then manipulate numbers or words or ideas in their heads, there are many ways to mitigate this issue, and none of them are particularly complicated. Some strategies are done by adding in extra senses to support poor Working Memory and bring down the Cognitive Load or by giving them extra time to think. As the brain can learn and change, what we call Neuroplasticity, we can add strategies that help improve the Working Memory too.
A few minor adjustments will make so much difference to that child you are teaching or colleague or client you are working with.
Cognitive Flexibility
Cognitive flexibility – thinking ‘outside the box,’ seeing things from different perspectives, and quickly and flexibly adapting to changed circumstances.
So, what does that mean in real life and how does it impact our ability to cope in the real world?
What is Response Inhibition?
What is Response Inhibition? We all know people who are blurters and might be thinking but can make a conscious decision not to say. I am one of those blurters… I always have been, and at times it got me in plenty of hot water when I was a child as I was so blunt speaking and had no filter.
Working Memory
Working memory – The ability to hold information in your memory while you perform complex tasks.
So, what does that mean in real life and how does it impact our ability to cope in the real world?