Navigating Neurodiversity

When No Was The Only Answer: Part 1 with one of the earliest Arc leaders Sarah Eskowitz

August 4, 2026·13 min
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Sarah Eskowitz recounts raising her son with significant disabilities in 1970s Calvert County, noticing developmental delays and rejecting institutional care in favor of community-based, family-sized homes. She and other parents successfully advocated to shift funding and policy toward smaller supported homes; today her son lives in a supportive group home, socially engaged and well cared for, illustrating how grassroots advocacy transformed services for people with disabilities in Southern Maryland.

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