'We just thought he had a bump on his head'

Adam Pearson and his mother discuss the development of his illness, neurofibromatosis type 1, during childhood, which has left him with tumours all over his face.

Adam Pearson features in the documentary The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime which airs on Thursday, 23 July at 21:00 BST on BBC Three as part of Defying The Label season about disabled people

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