absolutely! I love how you described her ability as unique. in a medium that is saturated with mutants with abilities such as super strength, flight, telekinesis, telepathy, etc., Ororo's abilities truly set her aside from the rest. I love this about her.
Just a step further on your analysis, I'm sure that when Ororo sees the world as patterns of energy she also sees people as such as well. how deviating could she be if she so chose to manipulate the internal energies that make up the human body!