9 yr old daugher stealing | ADHD Information

My dd is on Metadate CD 40 mgs. She was diagnosed at age 5, and
seemed to be doing fairly well... he stilll struggles with friends and the
other typical adhd stuff, but is doing pretty well in school. Today,
however, her teacher told my husband that Jillie took a dollar bill from a
girl at lunch. It was sitting on the table, and Jillie just took it while the girl
was gone for a moment. She returned it after the other girl asked about
it, and doesn't seem to understand that what she did was wrong. (Well,
she should by now seeing that she is being big-time punished.)

Jillie often takes things from her sister's room and even some of my
jewelry has wound up in her room. I am stymied. We have restricted her
to her room, taken away the computer, emptied her room of her stuffed
animals, etc. You all get the idea, I am sure. Is this typical ADHD
behavior, or is something more going on? Thanks for any help and
insight.
Did she think it was a "finder's keeper" situation?  Maybe she needs a more clear explanation how you can take a nickel that you find lying on the ground, but you can't take any paper money that you find?

I truly believe that ADHD children lack impulse control. My six year old son had seen me give my mother 20 dollars as I put it on the table for her. He out of the blue ran up and snatched it. I did not chase after him because I felt as if that would make more of a scene and he would thrive off of the negative attention. I told him to bring it back and a few minutes later he did. Later that night I was giving my 3 year old a bath and when I came out of the bathroom he flashed 4 dollars in my face. He told me that he took it out of my wallet and he had more under his pillow. Knowing that he had a sense of remorse enougth to bring it to my attention and tell me what he did makes me feel as if it was his ADHD and his lacking of impulse control. We of course had a long talk about how that would be considered stealing and that is not okay in any situation. I only hope that he is able to apply what we talked about when he is presented with a simular situation. I truly do not feel as if your daughter was "stealing" but more of a impulse control or a finders keepers situation as stated above. I am sure that being outted in that situation has made her feel terrible and you won't have to worry about such a thing happening again. I only hope that she is not labeled wrongly by her classmates and is able to continue doing well. Good luck!

Thanks, ladies, for your replies. I do believe our kids lack impulse
control, and that could explain dd's behavior. She was in her room all
afternoon and went to bed after dinner. As I kissed her good night,
she says, 'Do you still love me? Will you start to hate me?'. Knife
through the heart. Poor kid. She had a better day today!