What is visual-spatial processing?

Visual-spatial processing is the ability to tell where objects are in space. People use it to read maps, learn to catch, and solve math problems. Learn more.

Jump to: Math and visual-spatial processing Physical activity and visual-spatial processing Maps, mazes, and visual-spatial processing Next steps You may not have heard of visual-spatial processing. But you’ve definitely used it. It helps adults do things like find their way home from a new neighborhood or merge in traffic. And long before kids are ready to do either of those things, visual-spatial processing skills help them function in the classroom and on the playground. Visual-spatial processing is the ability to tell where objects are in space. That includes your own body parts. It also i

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