Therefore, the problems listed below are those found in groups of persons. Any given person may experience many or few of the problems. Thus, some persons experience the same problems repeatedly while others experience a given problem only once or twice. May demonstrate episodes of poor judgment Interpersonal May experience dysarthria or slurred speech Family and friends may have difficulty understanding why the person is able to do something one day and not the next. They may think the person is faking illness or disability.
Equipment can be as simple as a hand control or as complicated as a high tech van.
This is a progressive disease, so look to the future when evaluating the person for equipment. A complete vision examination is essential, due to the changing visual deficits of the person. Driving could be ruled out, just on the basis of vision. A visual perceptual assessment should be done. The history of the person's MS disease should be taken into consideration, to find out how fast the disease is progressing.