Was talking about this with DH last night. He is more “woke” than I am and even he is a bit worried. They are reportedly going to have a trans and a non-binary character. That makes it feel a bit check-boxy. If it’s done well, then great, but if they just shove those characters to the forefront for a “very special episode” than it will be disappointing.
One thing I like about discovery is that it does have characters who are clearly not neuro-typical, but rarely makes a big deal out of it. There was one another episode where the Emperor made a quip about how she wouldn’t tolerate crew like them and it’s just little moments like that where they highlight the uniqueness. They have never hit us over the head with it. Sort of like how there were men in dresses in Next generation and no one said anything (well, except someone with power over the show because they stopped doing it quickly). If they can introduce some interesting characters who just happen to be different, then That is great.