And it’s not unreasonable to expect that well-spoken, articulate individuals are also clear thinkers.
Yeah no. Aren't there some workshops for CEO's and managers & co. who try to learn the creative thinking of neurodiverses? Because we usually think without words, we "translate" afterwards.
Thinking is actually more efficient without language. I don't know of any neurotypicals who think about deep physics for fun.
Except the cases that think without words and translate afterwards. A common pattern in Autism and Aspergers.