When the focus is on problems at school, learning disabilities, ADHD and executive difficulties.  

Can also be useful for differentiating learning and attentional problems from other difficulties (e.g., anxiety, depression, oppositional behavior, etc.).

Lastly, these sorts of evaluations are helpful for gauging concussion severity/recovery, autistic spectrum disorders, adult ADHD and memory decline/dementia, age-related changes in functioning, etc.