Hello, my son (8) who has largely always been a brilliant eater, suddenly slowed down eating and used his hands one day 3 weeks ago, and the next day said he couldn’t swallow- only have liquids. Overnight he stopped eating and has been living off soup and smoothies for 3 weeks. He was crying at first and starving but now seems to have accepted this and also lost his appetite. The GP suspects this is ARFID - it is such a shock and we have no idea why it’s occurred- has this happened to anyone else’s child in the same way, and are there any treatment success stories out there? I am aware there are children & families dealing with far worse, so I’m sorry if this is insensitive - I am just struggling with this as he has lost weight and it’s heartbreaking to see (being monitored by the GP and being referred to a clinic), so please be sensitive and I would appreciate only messages of support, thank you. Obviously I am being supportive for him and non-judgemental/ removing any pressure- and keep my stress for the evenings, just trying to make as much safe food available throughout the day as possible. It’s such a shock and hard to adjust when he’s the same in all other ways x