Just one visit by Ed Psych to assess DD for Statement?

[Grey24]

Feeling a bit frustrated because I thought the Statutory Assessment process was meant to be thorough, but the Ed Psych saw my DD just once at school and that's her report for the Statement. Is that usual? Can/should I complain about that, or is that OK?

I'm awaiting the draft Statement, but now have the Ed Psych report. Some sections of it are good, but there are really crucial things that aren't mentioned because the Ed Psych only witnessed my DD for 90 minutes and so if something didn't happen during that time, then it 'doesn't exist', if you see what I mean. Also she has made some assumptions based on what she did see - which means some of her assertions are simply wrong, or at least exaggerations. If she'd visited her a few more times then this wouldn't have happened.

My parent report was embarrassingly long, but I now feel that's just a waste of time if the LA will only regard something as 'true' if the Ed Psych has mentioned it in her report.
Any advice or comments about whether this experience is 'normal' would be appreciated, as I'm nervous about the arrival of the Draft Statement - I have a horrible feeling that I'm going to be upset by what is missed out (because of this single visit).

It's not unusual. I was actually surprised when our latest Ed Psych made a series of visits to observe and assess DS1.

Ask her to correct her report. She should have shown it to you prior to submission anyway.

DD1 only had one observation from EP.

In fact, it had no observation of her other than:

"I attempted to observe DD1 from a distance. This proved impossible!"

DD1 was all over her like a rash.

It's pretty normal. Here, you do get one home contact visit and one school / Nursery visit. But it's not all written on the Ed Psych alone, that's why they ask for your report, and the school report, and the medical report, and a report from anyone else involved with the child - to get as full a picture as possible. The Ed Psych would have spoken to school staff as well, they are well aware that no child is going to display absolutely "typical" behaviour on the one morning they visit.