Once a Hero

I long ago read a sci-fi book by Elizabeth Moon,  Remnant Population, that I liked a lot because it had a strong female protagonist and an interesting plot. Then quite recently I read a slightly futuristic book with a male protagonist who had Autism Spectrum Disorder which was just so compelling, The Speed of Dark. This was a book I picked up at DPL Friends' shop for the trip and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looks like this is part of her "Serrano Legacy" series which had several books that came before and several that came after. Nevertheless, it was sufficiently self-contained that it is worth while reading for it's own sake.
Esmay Suiza, as a junior officer in the Regular Space Service, has apparently not only survived a treasonous attempt by her former ship's captain to turn against the government, but then led a "mutiny" against that captain with a number of the crew. She then went on to defeat the enemy ships using only a partially disabled disabled cruiser. She had never been in combat and yet displayed uncommon abilities to strategize and lead. Where has she been hiding herself all this time? She must face a Board of Inquiry and a court martial, but is eventually cleared of all charges, promoted to Lieutenant, and reassigned to a deep space repair vehicle. First though, she is given 30 days leave and returns to her home planet of Altiplano, where she finds out that the recurring nightmares she's struggled with all her life derived from an actual rape when she was 6 years old, NOT from fever-generated dreams as her father and family asserted for all these years. She is furious and vows never to return.
How will she move forward in the RSS though now that her efforts to remain unobtrusive have been well and fully compromised by her heroic performance during the mutiny. Her commanding officers recognize that she has great potential, but Esmay cannot yet fully accept that view of herself and is terrified of getting psychological counseling that might her her reconcile these conflicting perceptions. Then Esmay uncovers a plot to hijack her ship by a terrifying enemy and again rises to the occasion. I would love to read more of these, even though I am not normally a big sci-fi fan. Moon has obviously put so much thought into these worlds she creates that every sentence conveys a picture. Brilliant really.