In the parent PS review process, the decision to accept or not accept a PS is based on the sum of the candidate’s work across two cases whereas for the Subspecialty process only one case is reviewed. If the candidate chooses a case from the parent PS that was relatively weaker, it may not pass when it is the sole submission. Additionally, the threshold for review decisions differs between the parent PS process and the subspecialty. As noted in the Candidate Manual, “whereas the parent PS review is intended to determine whether the candidate’s practice of clinical neuropsychology would be defensible at oral examination, the subspecialty review process is intended to determine if the PS itself demonstrates competent practice in the subspecialty. As such, candidates are encouraged to carefully attend to the information provided in the Pediatric Subspecialty PS Guidelines found in the Peds Manual in the document library (p. 9, Section VI. A.).