I find at times my concentration is bad making it tough to complete task at times.

I have noticed problems with spelling and memory also. Sometime worse than others. Its a very unpredictable disease

My short term memory is gone. Thank God for post-it-notes. I always have a pen in my pocket now.

My short term memory is gone also. Doctor appt's are the worst....... showing up at the wrong time or date repeatedly even after I think I've verified the time and date of where I'm supposed to be. :(

Add me to the list ...... was I supposed to made a list? now where did I put it? ;)
snerk!
I have memory problems with spelling and even just getting the word out at times. I notice it more at night or when I'm tired or have over extended myself.
It seems like there is a bottleneck effect that happens and every thing stops moving fluidly. I have number problems too and transposing words on signs which can be pretty funny at times. Like Car Wash reads like Crash- it's wierd.
I try to let the "bottleneck" loosen up when I notice it and am able to slow myself/my expectations down and take a breath. It seems like it's always an adjustment. And hey isn't that why someone invented spellcheck!?!!! Now if they could come up with a thinkcheck!

I used to have a photographic memory and could recall and review 30+ page contracts in my sleep at night. Literally. i would wake up and know where I needed to make a change. Now i can't remember anything even when I'm awake. And I never had to use a calculator. Now, I can't do simple math. Moron.

Gentle hugs, Linda

I have it too. I stop and try to sound the words out now. Just like I was in school. Sometimes the simplest word it so hard. I am very thankful for spell check. LOL. I was always great in spelling and grammar. I never remember the every day tasks. I can remember where I was ten years ago but have no idea what happen yesterday. LOL. I have to make me notes and reminders all the time. And multi-tasking.....forget it! I have notice lately that when I read something, I have no idea what it means. I can not understand. It is like it is a foreign language. Then, after a few times, it will click. That is not my normal self.

I think that was perhaps my first symptom when I was in university, which was a couple of years prior to getting any significant symptoms.

i've noticed that problem too.

My last big 'forget ' was fairly funny. I fogot to go to the get together our local MS group has once a month.

I ahve been mixing names up and just not being able to think of the things name.

And look at 'have' ! I type stuff in the wrong order all the time.

I'm a recently retired teacher and now I'm always asking how to spell words.

I use www.dictionary.com and spell ck all the time.
My great neuro doc said this problem levels off and he is right. I was dx w/ MS 15 yrs. ago and I agree.
My handheld limits me so I'll quit now. Best wishes to you.

That's why I always have check spelling turned on in my preferences
I don't think I was ever a "hot" speller even before MS

I know how you feel. Same thing is happening to me with spelling words and remembering peoples names. These days i try to remember peoples names from TV. I guess we have to practice usuing our brains more.

Memory loss is a problem for me too, from forgetting words & names of friends to mistyping them. Not good when I'm a struggling novelist. Strangely this was theme of my recent blog: http://rolandclarke.com/2013/02/12/do-you-struggle-with-word-selection/

I tried to blame the problem on writer's block or stress, but I'm sure (as I say in the penultimate Blog paragraph) that it's the MS.

Slowing down the whole thinking and writing process helps, as does avoiding stress at least when word selecting.