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To gain insight into the special issues confronting parents when accessing early intervention for children with physical disabilities where child and/or family characteristics indicate complex needs within the unique Australian context.

Qualitative interviews with families receiving early intervention for their children with physical disabilities (N = 10). Families with complex circumstances such as having children with high support needs, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and single‐parent families were recruited to the study. Families where parents had mental or health issues, parents/other family members had an identified disability, and/or where families lived in regional or rural locations were also purposively sampled.

Participants highlighted issues around (i) the nature of early intervention services provided; (ii) the ways in which services were structured …