What are the signs of a working memory problem?

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And how can you tell, any simple test?

Digit span is a great working memory test, one that I'm pretty abysmal at, especially the version where you have numbers and letters and have to recite back the answer with letters/numbers in reverse alphabetical/chronological order. If you have trouble manipulating and remembering information in short-term memory and/or have difficulty understanding multiple instructions at one time, it's likely you have executive functioning/working memory deficits.

The signs of a working memory problem are -- um, I forgot.

Here's one from my computer science days:

"STACK OVERFLOW ERROR!! !"