本研究經由訪談，搜集發展遲緩兒童家長的生活史、家庭經濟條件與療育認知，比較不同經濟條件的7位母親的早療安排與內容，整理分析其早療內容的差異，以探究經濟條件對早療的影響。結果發現：一、經濟條件好的家長選擇的早療種類較多；二、經濟條件好的家長會尋找較遠的早療服務機構；三、經濟條件差的家長，心理壓力因早療而增大；四、經濟條件影響早療照顧者的健康維護方式；五、經濟條件不影響接受早療服務的次數；六、經濟條件好的家庭不一定會雇用人力分擔早療負荷，端視個別家庭的狀況與主要照顧者的想法。本研究並依據研究結果提出幾點建議做為參考。

This study aimed to explore the economic conditions in early intervention through interviewing 7 mothers with developmental delay children. We collected life histories, family economic conditions and cognition of early intervention and analyzed the difference of the intervention arrangements and content. The purposes are to clarify the meaning of the power of economics in early intervention, in order to provide the parents in special needs and give advices to related workers. The conclusions indicate:(a) parents with fine economic conditions are able to choose different therapies; (b) parents with fine economic conditions are prone to search for far but better intervention service agencies; (c) poor parents face significant economic pressure as they struggle to pay more for the cost of early intervention; (d) the economic conditions will affect the ways of taking care of personal health for energy required in early intervention;(e) the economic conditions do not cause the frequencies of early intervention; (f) parents with fine economic conditions are not necessary to hire workers for mitigating the burdens of early intervention; it is depends on the family situations and decided by the primary caregivers. According to the results of the research, some suggestions are provided.