History is positive for two bouts of sepsis and an inguinal hernia.
Samuel weighed 2 pounds 3 ounces at birth after a 30-week gestation. His one minute Apgar was 6 and his five minute Apgar was 7. Because of a 30-week gestation, an adjusted age of 14 months was used in comparing Samuel's performance to other children's. Samuel was assessed in the areas of Gross Motor, Visual Reception, Fine Motor, Receptive Language, and Expressive Language. His T score is 28 and his percentile rank is 1.