| abbreviations used | fancy posting tricks | animations | | smilies 1 | smilies 2 |  smilies 3 | smilies 4 | Purpose Please note: OntarioGifted and its associated message boards have been moved to www.SparkedOnline.com It is an amazing site with the same wonderful, and helpful information and friends that you have met on OntarioGifted message boards. Please visit us and say HELLO! . Membership is public and open to all parties who are interested in supporting and enriching the lives of gifted children. We need no ''proof'' of a child's IQ for the parent (or child, as has been the case) to participate. By clicking on "I Agree", below, you agree to abide by these "Rules of Play" and you will be brought to the message board. Message Board Etiquette While it may be tedious, it is necessary to share with you a few guidelines that should be followed to protect the privacy and the positive environment of the board and its members. A message board such as this one can only operate successfully if all members feel that they may post with as much or as little anonymity as they want. There is enough stigmatization behind being the parent of a gifted child ''in real life'' (IRL) to have to worry about it in this forum.   It is completely at your discretion, however, we would like to suggest that you choose aliases for your childrens' names.  Please choose an aliase for yourself as well!   Because the community of gifted children is small and this board is a local one, should you recognize another member on the board please do not list or describe any identifying information regarding that person unless given explicit permission to do so. If a revealing piece of information does come up, please notify the administrator immediately and the post will be adjusted. Any person who is found to have revealed identifying information without the explicit permission of the person concerned on this board or those boards linked through Ontario Gifted, will not be allowed to post on this OG board.   When posting to the message board, it is suggested that if you choose to list an email address, that you choose one that is relatively anonymous (e.g., does not contain your full name, or last name). Groups like Yahoo offer free email addresses.   We are a diverse group of individuals who share a common interest -- the differences in our children. Our unique and different opinions are welcome and bring necessary discourse to the board. Please respect others' opinions. I love a good debate and believe firmly that the presentation of different views can only be beneficial. Contradicting information provides us with a great deal of information for us to use as we negotiate this challenging road of parenting gifted children. On this board as on any other, you will find individuals who may become your fast and good friends, and others whom you have little in common with and/or even little love for. Avoid those who upset you and seek out those who support you.  It is my hope that everyone will find the support and information they deserve and need here on this board as it relates to gifted children.  Personal attacks, threats, or foul language will not be tolerated on this board. The posts will be deleted.  No member should feel afraid to post his or her views, statements or observations.  Individuals who continue to disrupt the board or harass others on boards that are frequented by OG members will have their posts deleted. Please understand that any information that you provide on the message board is public information that others may use freely and without any obligation.  As parents of gifted children, we benefit most when we are able to share information and support amongst ourselves with the only obligation being a heartfelt 'thank you' to the provider of the information/support and the willingness to pass on the goodwill.   To this end, I have decided that it would be considered unacceptable for any one to make a profit or solicit money in exchange for their assistance/support on the message board. Many members have made significant sacrifices of their time and energy by contributing to the information we have here on Ontario Gifted so that the road travelled by others is a smoother road.  For this I thank you on behalf of every gifted child who has benefited from your energies.  Consider that children may also read our messages. I have read and agree to the above. I disagree with the above. Commonly Used Acronyms ABC Association for Bright Children of Ontario CAPD Central Auditory Processing Disorder DD Dear Daughter DH Dear Husband DS Dear Son DW Dear Wife HTH Hope That Helps IEP Individual Education Plan IMHO In My Humble Opinion IPRC Identification for Placement and Review Committee ITA I Totally Agree LD Learning Disability  LOL Laughing Out Loud m (in subject line) more text to follow NLD Non-verbal learning disability (also NVLD) nt (in subject line) no text to follow ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing SB-LM Stanford-Binet form LM SAHM 'Stay at home mom' (SAHD - 'stay at home dad') TDSB Toronto District School Board WISC-III Wechsler Inelligence Scale for Children WAHM 'Work at home mom' (WAHD - 'work at home dad') WPPSI-R Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Revised IPRC Identification for Placement and Review Committee