These two female neuroscientists are trying to reverse damaging stereotypes

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• February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022.
• Neuroscientists Dr Sarah Garfinkel and Dr Lisa Quadt discuss their research into interventions for autistic adults experiencing anxiety.
• The motivation behind their participatory research stems from how autistic people express how they experience and feel about loneliness.
• In this Q&A with Dr. Miriam Engels and Dr. Janine Gronewold, they both discuss their proudest achievements in neuroscience, gender stereotypes and coproduction with autistic participants.