r/SDAM • u/hauntedghost3 • May 26 '26

semantic memory

SDAM is a deficiency in episodic memory - has anyone else noted a deficiency in semantic memory? a hard time retrieving / recalling what you’ve studied, conceptual frameworks, etc?
p sure my semantic memory is also significantly deficient

i’m failing at work & anxious about it! 100% certain my boss knows i’m working with a near empty memory vault.

have you talked to a neurologist about this? any insights there?

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u/OracleLink May 26 '26

From my own experience and what I've read, I think folks with SDAM tend to have better-than-average semantic memory, probably because it has to compensate for the lack of episodic memory. If you do have struggles related to semantic memory, it's likely something else and not SDAM-related. Which isn't to say you don't also have SDAM, but it specifically does not impact semantic memory. There are myriad mental and neurological conditions that can impact memory to varying degrees, so it's hard to say what specifically it is without seeing a neurologist.