Leta Dunlap

I can relate to most of what you described. According to the assessment, I am not aphantastic, but somewhere on the low side of middle. Problems with memory have plagued me all my life, especially facial recognition and recall of details of my past or places I've been. I do, however, have very good spatial abilities and rarely lose my way, even in places I've only been once or twice in my life. I can force visualization of, say, picking an apple from a tree, but I have to force the imagery and it's hard to hold onto for more than a second or two. Clear and vivid for a moment, then fuzzy and gone. I too struggle with memory games and strategy, and have to follow written instructions or play/pause videos to get the steps in order - while taking notes.