What are some effective ways the neurodiverse can do pairing?

I enjoy the experience of pair programming most times, but I find it pretty daunting for some aspects of programming. For instance, I often need some time to kind of sit and think. I don't think verbally, so in addition to being a pretty solo task, it's otherwise pretty incompatible with pairing.

How do you deal with this? The end result is ok, but a lot of times I know I could have done better on my own for some tasks.