Shout Out To The Ones Who Were Scary And Aggressive. The Inpatient Visits That Were Filled With Tears

Shout out to the ones who were scary and aggressive. The inpatient visits that were filled with tears and attempts because you didn’t know how to handle it .

Shout out to autistic people who therapy speak doesn’t apply to. Who when the therapist says “they’re not thinking about you that’s social anxiety” you can list 20 real life examples and don’t need it sugar coated.

Shout out to those Who get horrified responses to their stories but can’t even figure out which part is upsetting. Who’ve been the content of clinical study. Who were the kids horror movies warn will kill someone. Who therapists and psychologists didn’t know what to do when adults said “fix it”.

Shout out to those who aren’t relationship material. Who won’t have a “normal” life. Who don’t want sex. Who will never have sex. Who’s autistic traits are deal breakers.

Who were told they’re gifted and we’re at one point but now the gift doesn’t apply. Who are left picking up the shattered pieces from a pedastool assigned at birth.

Who aren’t smart and it’s not cute or a joke. Who can’t hide the developmental delays. Who the greatness at one thing highlights the disabilities overall.

Autistic isn’t fun all the time. We can live good lives but there’s a painful and steep learning curve to overcome if you want to get a fulfilling life. That learning curve causes trauma even for those of us who have good lives now.

shoutout to offputting autistic people

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Back when we started Ellipsus (it's been eighty-four years… or two, but it sure feels like forever), we encountered generative AI.

Immediately, we realized LLMs were the antithesis of creativity and community, and the threat they posed to genuine artistic expression and collaboration. (P.S.: we have a lot to say about it.)

Since then, writing tools—from big tech entities like Google Docs and Microsoft Word, to a host of smaller platforms and publishers—have rapidly integrated LLMs, looking to capitalize on the novelty of generative AI. Now, our tools are failing us, corrupted by data-scraping and hostile to users' consent and IP ownership.

The future of creative work requires a nuanced understanding of the challenges ahead, and a shared vision—writers for writers. We know we're stronger together. And in a rapidly changing world, we know that transparency is paramount.

So… some Ellipsus facts:

We will never include generative AI in Ellipsus.

We will never access your work without explicit consent, sell your data, or use your work for exploitative purposes.

We believe in the strength of creative communities and the stories they tell—and we want to foster a space in which writers can connect and tell their stories in freedom and safety—without compromise.