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    Default Mile High Morning: Garett Bolles dedicates 2021 season to son to raise awareness for recent diagnosis Jun 17, 2021 at 09:00 AM

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    Over the past couple of weeks, Garett Bolles and his family have begun adjusting to a new change in their life after his 4-year-old son, Kingston, received a learning disability diagnosis.

    "I'm trying not to get emotional," Bolles said Wednesday. "My son was diagnosed with apraxia of speech. It's a learning disability where it affects him and how he speaks and how he communicates. From now until he's seven years old, he'll go into intensive speech therapy to help him."

    The condition, Bolles said, is difficult to diagnose and daunting to address, but he said Kingston is adapting well.

    "He's doing awesome," Bolles said. "He learned two new words yesterday, so I'm actually really proud of him. He learned 'open' and 'out.' It was just so cool to watch the facial expression on him and how he was proud to learn those two words. A lot of it is muscle memory. How we learn — we learn by hearing and being able to communicate. Kids with apraxia of speech, it's all muscle memory to them. It's repeating the same words over and over again and finding new ways to get to him."
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    It’s fortunate that they found out so early in Kingston’s life, learning disabilities can go a lifetime without being treated.
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    Bolles is one of favorite players now. Dude was a laughingstock and getting roasted by schlereth on TV and dedicated himself to turning it around and did it. Hoping he can solidify that turnaround this year and have a long career here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoWave View Post
    Bolles is one of favorite players now. Dude was a laughingstock and getting roasted by schlereth on TV and dedicated himself to turning it around and did it. Hoping he can solidify that turnaround this year and have a long career here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol) View Post
    Damn I guess it was only a matter of time before this happened being that Bolles himself had a similar learning disability.

    Here’s to the Bolles family as they make there way through this, I’m glad Bolles has the access to resources his son needs.

    Good luck Kingston Bolles! Your dads a warrior so I’m betting you are as well

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    If you have some time, please check this vid out about Bolles in his version of the “My Why” series. At about the 2:45 mark, Garrett explains the trouble he had taking the coaches instructions on the chalk board onto a notebook to study because of his ADHD. His sister introduced him to some kind of pen that is used with special needs kids that he said helped him tremendously. He no longer slows down the room. Super interesting.

    He also opens up about him, his family life, and his boy that has a speech impairment. Just fascinating.


    https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/...speech-disorde
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    Link doesn't work
    The Plan at the moment:

    Draft: Trade a 3rd and 6th this year to a team to move up and get a 2nd next year (this will happen).

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    Quote Originally Posted by underrated29 View Post
    Link doesn't work
    Try this one. Apparently, they moved the video.

    https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/...speech-disorde

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    Best of luck for Bolles and his amazing family

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    Quote Originally Posted by R8R H8R View Post
    If you have some time, please check this vid out about Bolles in his version of the “My Why” series. At about the 2:45 mark, Garrett explains the trouble he had taking the coaches instructions on the chalk board onto a notebook to study because of his ADHD. His sister introduced him to some kind of pen that is used with special needs kids that he said helped him tremendously. He no longer slows down the room. Super interesting.

    He also opens up about him, his family life, and his boy that has a speech impairment. Just fascinating.


    https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/...speech-disorde
    That was a great watch. Really inspiring. That family has a lot of love and wisdom to share.

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    Hi Carol!

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    Quote Originally Posted by R8R H8R View Post
    If you have some time, please check this vid out about Bolles in his version of the “My Why” series. At about the 2:45 mark, Garrett explains the trouble he had taking the coaches instructions on the chalk board onto a notebook to study because of his ADHD. His sister introduced him to some kind of pen that is used with special needs kids that he said helped him tremendously. He no longer slows down the room. Super interesting.

    He also opens up about him, his family life, and his boy that has a speech impairment. Just fascinating.


    https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/...speech-disorde
    Thanks for posting - really good

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